The power of positive campaigning
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Date published: 2:42 pm, December 31st, 2019 - 123 comments
With the 2020 election just round the corner and recent complaints about the left’s treatment of the #TurnArdern campaign it is a perfect time to think about the importance of language and positive uplifting campaign themes.
Open mike 31/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 31st, 2019 - 90 comments
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Bridges and the Robertson trial
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Date published: 8:53 am, December 30th, 2019 - 22 comments
National has released a video of Simon Bridges talking about the trial he conducted against Tony Robertson and suggesting he is in politics to change the law. But the particular law he appears to be targeting was unchanged during the term of the last National Government.
Open mike 30/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 30th, 2019 - 36 comments
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Why the Tories won the UK election?
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Date published: 2:29 am, December 30th, 2019 - 9 comments
Originally posted on Nick Kelly’s blog
What if Trump wins again?
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Date published: 8:30 am, December 29th, 2019 - 124 comments
We may as well prepare ourselves for Trump overperforming his popularity again and winning. We’ve had to deal with left’s retreat in most of the world in 2019. So let’s prepare and plot some likely accelerated changes in Trump’s second term.
How To Get There 29/12/19
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 29th, 2019 - 6 comments
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
Open mike 29/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 29th, 2019 - 147 comments
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Open mike 28/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 28th, 2019 - 26 comments
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It Is the Thought That Counts
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Date published: 12:33 am, December 28th, 2019 - 70 comments
Antagonistic personalities are an obstacle to effective politics tackling major present problems.
Open mike 27/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 27th, 2019 - 26 comments
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T’was the day of Christmas
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Date published: 10:37 am, December 26th, 2019 - 13 comments
National’s social media team spent Christmas day deleting tweets suggesting there was any link between its MPs and members of the #turnardern campaign.
Open mike 26/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 26th, 2019 - 38 comments
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MMP Mark II*
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Date published: 11:57 pm, December 25th, 2019 - 24 comments
What beats MMP? Open-list proportional representation with a low threshold would be a good option.
Open mike 25/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 25th, 2019 - 32 comments
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Democratisation by Social Media and the Internet Is Just Meaningless Waffle
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Date published: 1:35 pm, December 24th, 2019 - 22 comments
Social Media and the Internet are literally in our faces 24/7 but our political engagement is diminishing.
Open mike 24/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 24th, 2019 - 65 comments
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The future of Capitalism
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Date published: 9:00 am, December 23rd, 2019 - 128 comments
2019 has been a remarkable year for those wanting social, economic, and environmental renewal. The level of protest remains high, the idealism as strong as ever, but the ferment is not generating progressive wins, is weakening democratic reflexiveness to challenge, and is weakening pan-national institutions. It’s not that easy to get on the shelves here, […]
Protection from the climate crisis ruled a fundamental human right
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Date published: 7:10 am, December 23rd, 2019 - 24 comments
In a groundbreaking decision, the Netherlands’ Supreme Court has ruled that the climate crisis is a human rights issue, and “the government must take urgent action on climate change to protect the fundamental rights of its people”.
Open mike 23/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 23rd, 2019 - 85 comments
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How To Get There 22/12/19
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 22nd, 2019 - 28 comments
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
Open mike 22/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 22nd, 2019 - 91 comments
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What Cheeto, Bojo and Scomo are up to
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Date published: 3:56 pm, December 21st, 2019 - 76 comments
It has been a tough week for conservative leaders with Trump impeached and the evangelical magazine Christianity Today calling for his resignation, Johnson in the UK announcing voter fraud measures reminiscent of the American deep South, and in Australia Morrison being criticised for missing in action, upstaged by a 13 year old girl and pushing through protection for religious bigotry that Israel Folau would be pleased with.
Open mike 21/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 21st, 2019 - 71 comments
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Daily review 20/12/2019
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Date published: 5:52 pm, December 20th, 2019 - 8 comments
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The British Election result 2019
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Date published: 11:05 am, December 20th, 2019 - 21 comments
Democracy is a precious thing, and not something that can be taken for granted. Having an electoral system where every vote matters is crucial to creating a decent society. It is time that the UK started seriously debating electoral reform and how to improve its democratic systems.
Rush to Judgment redux
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Date published: 7:12 am, December 20th, 2019 - 151 comments
Barrister Maria Dew has delivered a strong conclusion in the report concerning allegations of sexual assault by one Labour Party member against another member. And Paula Bennett has not as yet apologised for her totally unfounded allegations against third parties.
Open mike 20/12/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 20th, 2019 - 59 comments
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No Right Turn: Impeached!
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Date published: 6:03 pm, December 19th, 2019 - 17 comments
The US House of representatives has just voted to impeach Donald Trump.
Daily review 19/12/2019
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 19th, 2019 - 40 comments
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Bridges fights losing twitter battle with Nigel Latta
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Date published: 7:52 am, December 19th, 2019 - 18 comments
Simon Bridges’s twitter account has chosen to celebrate Christmas by engaging in a twitter spat with well known Media personality Nigel Latta. And has not fared well.
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